Some high-paying computing jobs are coming to Danville as a Guatemala-based company is moving some of its operations there.

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Web Parts LLC is moving its computer programming, applications and data center, Danville officials said in a news release.

The company will start with a crew of 10, but company officials expect to have 260 employees within three years. The average salary will be $65,000.

City officials said the project was made possible through a $1 million grant from the Tobacco Commission Revitalization Opportunity Fund. The company will invest $10 million in return.

Temporary space has been set up at the Masonic Temple on Main Street while company officials are still determining a final location.

Several positions are open right now, includingskilled computer programmers. The release said interested clients can contact the company for more information, but no direct contact information was included in the release.

The company considered sites in Florida, Hawaii, Michigan and West Virginia before settling on southern Virginia.